New York City To Rename Bronx Street After John Isaacs

On June 17, 2011, in Children, Community, Culture, Family, Goodwill, History, Motivation, by Claude Johnson

If a community initiative passes final City Council approval, New York City will rename a Bronx street after former Harlem Rens star John Isaacs. It is a section of Hoe Avenue that runs alongside the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club where Isaacs worked as a youth counselor for nearly 50 years.

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George Crowe, Last Rens Player, Would Have Been 90 Today

On March 22, 2011, in Community, Culture, Family, History, by Black Fives

George Crowe, the last surviving member of the New York Rens all-black pro basketball team, would have been 90 years old today. He died earlier this year.

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New Harlem ‘Rens’ Fan Page: Facebook.com/HarlemRens

On March 17, 2011, in Community, Culture, Family, History, Race, by Claude Johnson

Introducing the official new Facebook fan page for the New York Renaissance a.k.a. Harlem Rens vintage all-black professional basketball team of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.

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Presidential Politics and Basketball, 1941 Style

On January 25, 2011, in Children, Community, Culture, Family, Goodwill, Health, History, Politics, by Claude Johnson

Tying in to tonight’s Presidential State of the Union, here is a 1941 game ticket for a pro basketball doubleheader featuring the all-black New York Rens, to celebrate F.D.R.’s birthday and benefit the Infantile Paralysis Fund — a rare and historical artifact from the Black Fives Era.

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